COHASSET POLICE: Woman swatting bee in car drives off road into tree

Friday

Jun 9, 2017 at 10:45 AMJun 9, 2017 at 10:45 AM

Mary Ford mford@wickedlocal.com

Swatting a bee

A 73-year-old Hingham woman told police she was swatting a bee in her 2011 Ford Escape while traveling east on Beach Street around 10:23 a.m. on Friday (June 2). The insect caused her to drive off the road and into a tree. She suffered minor injuries when the airbag deployed and was transported to the hospital. Her car was towed.

Shoplifting

Police are investigating a report of shoplifting at Stop & Shop that was reported on Monday (May 29) in which a 37-year-old Cohasset woman is a possible suspect. Police spoke to the store manager and the video surveillance is being reviewed; the woman could face potential charges.

Side mirror

Police said a 2015 GMC rental box truck took the side mirror off of a 2013 Ford F350 landscaping truck that was parked on the side of Church Street on Tuesday morning (May 30)as it passed by.

The rental was being operated by a 42-year-old Boston man and the landscaping truck that was parked was operated by a 19-year-old Rockland man. The two are settling matters on their own through their insurance companies, police said.

IRS scam

A 50-year-old Cohasset woman received an IRS scam call that she did not immediately recognize as a scam on Tuesday (May 30).

The caller told her she owed $5,000 and if she did not pay up, a warrant would be issued for her arrest. The caller began to berate her that made the Cohasset woman become suspicious so she contacted police. No money was exchanged but the woman did provide some personal information, police said.

Police note that the IRS will not call on the phone but contact you by mail if back taxes are owed.

Litter dump

On Thursday (June 1) police were notified by the Water Department that someone had illegally dumped a barrel with paint cans, along with a 27-inch TV and an air conditioning unit at the pumping station on Chief Justice Cushing Highway near the Hingham town line.

There was a Hingham Lumber label on one of the paint cans and police, with the help of Hingham Lumber, were able to track the purchase to a 57-year-old Hull man. The dumping incident is under investigation.

MVA

An 18-wheeler tractor-trailer hit a privately owned pole at Fioriís Gulf Station at Beechwood and Chief Justice Cushing Highway on Thursday (June 1). The incident was reported after the fact and no specific markings on the truck were visible on the security camera. It appears the driver, who was backing up, was unaware he hit the pole.

MVA

Police said a 2010 Nissan Murano, operated by a 56-year-old Cohasset man, was headed north and had stopped on King Street (Route 3A) to turn left into Sunrise around 10:23 a.m. on Friday (June 2) when hit from behind by a Postal Truck, driven by a 25-year-old Plympton man.

Both vehicles had substantial damage and were towed. The Cohasset man had neck and back injuries and was transported to the hospital. The driver of the Postal Truck was cited for following too closely on a state highway, police said.

Red light

An off-duty Cohasset officer saw a 2016 Volvo flagrantly run a red light at Beechwood Street and Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) around 11:52 a.m. on Friday (June 2). The officer got the plate that came back to a 36-year-old Scituate man, who was mailed a citation for running the light.

Trailer towed

An officer stopped a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, operated by a 44-year-old Cohasset man, that was towing a trailer that did not have plates on Friday (June 2) around 12:07 p.m. The trailer was towed and the man was cited for operating an unregistered motor vehicle.

On Saturday (June 3) around 10 a.m., police responded to a two-car accident on King Street (Route 3A) involving a 2009 Jeep Wrangler, operated by a 43-year-old Hingham man, who was headed north and stopped to turn left into Sunrise when hit from behind by a 2012 GMC pick-up truck.

Both vehicles were towed and police closed 3A for about 30 minutes while they cleared the scene. Traffic was diverted at Sohier Street and lower King Street. Scituate police assisted in blocking Route 3A. The driver of the GMC, a 47-year-old Cohasset woman, was cited for following too closely on a state highway.

Party house

Police are investigating the breaking and entering of a bank-owned house off S. Main Street. The management company was checking the house on Castle Road and found broken windows, empty beer cans strewn about, holes in the walls and that someone had defecated in the bathroom sink, police said. The report was called in on Sunday (June 4).

MVA

There was a parking lot accident near Good Sport on King Street on Sunday (June 4) around 4:30 p.m. An 18-year-old Scituate teen was attempting to back into a spot in a 2003 Ford Escape as a 2016 Nissan Rogue, operated by a 56-year-old Scituate woman, was backing out. They were in each otherís blind spots and a collision ensued. There were no injuries, no tows and no citations, police said.